Katasophistes merida

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Hydrophiloidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Coleopterida Ordo: Coleoptera Subordo: Polyphaga Infraordo: Staphyliniformia Superfamilia: Hydrophiloidea

Familia: Hydrophilidae
Subfamilia: Acidocerinae
Genus: Katasophistes
Species: Katasophistes merida

Name

Katasophistes merida Girón & Short, 2018: 138

Type locality: VENEZUELA: Mérida State, 8°51.933'N, 70°37.131'W, 1682 m, ca. 12 km SE of Santo Domingo.

Holotype: MIZA. male ♂. 22.I.2012. legit Short, Arias & Gustafson. VZ12-0122-03C.

References

Primary references

• Girón, J.C. & Short, A.E.Z. 2018. Three new genera of acidocerine water scavenger beetles from tropical South America (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae, Acidocerinae). ZooKeys 768: 113–158. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.768.24423. Reference page.